Man made mistake of pulling knife on Florida's top cop

Larry Jackson allegedly flashed his knife's blade at a man who was walking from the Marion County courthouse toward his car then took an aggressive stance towards the man and yelled, "What?!"according to a news release from the Ocala Police Deparment.

The 56-year-old Palatka man apparently bullied the wrong man: The man, who was not in uniform at the time and off-duty, was Marion County Sheriff's Cpl. Timothy Liberatore who was just named the Florida Sheriffs Association's 2013 FSA Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. according to the Ocala Star-Banner.

According to the Florida Sheriff's Association announcement, Liberatore made 260 arrests, which resulted in 115 felony charges and 167 misdemeanor charges since he joined the Marion County Sheriff's Office in 2009. The Sheriff’s Office recognized deputies with the Eagle Eye Award when they are keenly observant and always vigilant. In 2012, Deputy Liberatore was selected as the Eagle Eye of the year from a pool of 193 candidates.

Liberatore, who then identified himself as a deputy, drew his firearm. At that point, Jackson dropped his knife, according to the Sheriff's office.

Jackson was arrested and charged with one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon w/o Intent to Kill. He was booked into the Marion County Jail with a $5,000.00 bond.